Get Out of Debt and Achieve Goals One Step at a Time- Small Victories Win the War

When you want to get out of debt, it seems like a daunting task. It’s easy to be intimidated by such a huge financial goal. Once you realize what you’re up against, you’re ready to give up on getting out of debt before you even start!

So how do you overcome the overwhelming feeling of dread when you want to achieve your get out of debt goal, but you’re so intimidated you're afraid to get started?

My recommendation is that you take a deep breath, take a step back, and remember that it’s thesmall victories that win the war.

In this article I'll show you a quick way to start the get out of debt process by achieving small goals one at a time. I'll also give you access to my free printable worksheets and another great resource at the end to get you started!

Get Out of Debt With Small Victories

Applying the “small victories” concept to paying off debt means tackling small goals first. This means paying off your smallest debts first. There are plenty of experts that recommend paying off the debt with the highest interest rate first. That’s OK, you can do it that way and it will still work.

But research shows that tackling debt by paying off the smallest debt first actually works better.

The Debt Rocket Plan

The best plan to get out of debt I know of is the Debt Rocket plan. Some people call it a “Debt Snowball” or any number of other names. I call it a “Debt Rocket” because it starts slowly, but quickly launches you into the blue sky of debt freedom!

Here’s how it works:

Make a list all of your debts from smallest to largest

Continue paying the minimum payment on each debt as usual

When you have extra money, put it toward your smallest debt to get it paid off faster.

This allows you to get that smallest debt paid off very quickly. You'll achieve a small win that pumps up your motivation to continue the process.

Next:

Once you pay off your smallest debt, use the money you were sending toward the smallest debt, and add that to the payment for the next smallest, along with any extra you may have.

This allows you to get the next smallest debt paid off much quicker, because you’re sending in much more than just the minimum payment.

Getting Out of Debt is Not Rocket Science

Even though I call it the “Debt Rocket”, it’s not rocket science. It’s a very simple, but extremely powerful concept. When you make the effort to put together a Debt Rocket plan and stick to it, each small victory eventually adds up to life changing debt freedom, guaranteed!

Beat Overwhelm by Taking Action

When I started this blog in 2011, I felt overwhelmed by it. I saw all of the established blogs and wondered how in the world would I get to the place where I had the content, the readers, and the products that they did.

But eventually I realized that none of it would happen if I didn’t finally buy a domain name, sign up for hosting, and publish that first post. Since then I’ve taken a small step or two every day, and now I’m well into the journey. Celebrating Financial Freedom has grown to great heights that I didn't believe were achievable in the beginning!